Fire Alarms

Why do Smoke Detector Batteries always seem to fail at 3am?

So why do battery-operated smoke detectors often cause low battery conditions in the middle of the night? The reason smoke detectors can cause low battery conditions in the middle of the night is that temperature changes can affect battery performance. Batteries are more sensitive to temperature changes than most people realize. When the temperature drops, […]

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